Data in this collection document the National Preventive
Dentistry Demonstration Program. The program provided dental
examinations and preventive treatment of school children. Information
such as sex, age, race, grade, and program site are given for each
child, as well as data on the specific treatment regimen for the child.
Data on dental habits and condition are provided by a survey of parents
(which also includes demographic data on participants and
non-participants), radiographic examinations, and clinical
examinations. Also included are da... (more info)

Data in this collection document the National Preventive
Dentistry Demonstration Program. The program provided dental
examinations and preventive treatment of school children. Information
such as sex, age, race, grade, and program site are given for each
child, as well as data on the specific treatment regimen for the child.
Data on dental habits and condition are provided by a survey of parents
(which also includes demographic data on participants and
non-participants), radiographic examinations, and clinical
examinations. Also included are data on the costs, personnel resources,
and materiel required by the program, plus results from periodic
surveys of participating school principals and teachers.

Access Notes

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Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.

Dataset(s)

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The National Preventive Dentistry Demonstration Program
was conducted jointly by the Rand Corporation and the American Fund for
Dental Health.

Methodology

Sample:
Data are provided for children and schools participating in
the National Preventive Dentistry Demonstration Program. Participants
were located in ten sites, with two sites in each of five regions of
the United States (northeast, southeast, central, southwest, and
northwest). One site in each region had a fluoridated water supply, and
the other had a nonfluoridated water supply. There were two types of
cohorts in the study. The longitudinal cohort consisted of those
children who were in grades one, two, and five at the beginning of the
program. Children in the longitudinal cohort received preventive care
and/or examinations throughout the five years of the program. Children
in the cross-sectional cohort were in grades three, four, six, seven,
and eight at the beginning of the study, and received examinations in
the baseline year but did not participate in further treatment or
examinations. An additional cross-sectional cohort consisted of
children in grades one through nine who were examined in the final year
of the study. These children had not previously been participants in
the program. Approximately 82 percent of students eligible for the
program received parental consent for participation.